tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post1350214057740357210..comments2024-02-19T08:20:10.456-06:00Comments on Public Transportation Snob: Agent Carter Review (Season 1)Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-64496342503840206852015-03-30T13:51:37.665-05:002015-03-30T13:51:37.665-05:00I'd definitely suggest that you give the rest ...I'd definitely suggest that you give the rest of the episodes a shot. It moves fast with the short number of episodes and rarely drags, especially in the last few episodes. It left me wanting more, which isn't always bad. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-37365454389053328792015-03-29T18:06:29.485-05:002015-03-29T18:06:29.485-05:00I was able to catch the first two episodes and it ...I was able to catch the first two episodes and it had a lot promise from what I saw. The interplay between Carter and D'Arcy is fun. Hayley Atwell is fantastic too in a role that Emily Blunt happened to have turned down. It's a challenge for me to keep up with too many shows as they air live. I prefer shorter seasons myself, it's rare for network shows to keep my interest for 22 - 24 episodes a season. I hope to catch up on Agent Carter when it's out on video. =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-52314794278758538742015-03-02T21:04:28.091-06:002015-03-02T21:04:28.091-06:00I definitely agree that even the best shows can...I definitely agree that even the best shows can't keep up the momentum for 22 episodes. My favorite series of all time is Homicide: Life on the Street, and even in its best years I agree that maybe 18 or 19 of the episodes totally worked. The shorter season has really worked for shows like Justified and The Shield, plus HBO shows like The Wire and all the others. There are some where it means less, but serialized ones really need it. This does seem more like a mini-series, and I'm totally good with it. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-22038849179470321012015-03-02T19:05:51.512-06:002015-03-02T19:05:51.512-06:00I liked this show, although perhaps not quite as m...I liked this show, although perhaps not quite as much as you. I definitely like the idea of having limited series on TV. I always used to watch the old miniseries when they were on when I was young. This was really a miniseries just broadcast on a weekly basis instead of a nightly. And with the way people watch disks or stream content it turns something like Agent Carter back into a miniseries, if you watch them all back to back.<br /><br />I do hope that they do the same thing next year - show a limited run of Agent Carter while Agents of SHIELD is on hiatus. Of course, this assumes both shows get renewed, something that is in question for both.<br /><br />There are people even calling for SHIELD to be cancelled and a full season of Agent Carter take its place. They don't realize most of the things you pointed out about how the brevity of the show was one of its strengths and that if it was extended to 22-24 episodes it would fall victim to the same weaknesses of every other show that has to come up with 20+ entertaining single stories while still trying to fill a longer narrative. Even the best season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Season 3) "only" went 19 for 22 with episodes that were in the good to great range. And that's as close as I think any full season TV show has ever come to having every episode in a season be a winner.<br /><br />There are people also calling for Game of Thrones to get more than 10 episodes per season and the same thing applies here: more episodes does not necessarily lead to a better product.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-85734870067825800132015-03-02T09:23:02.832-06:002015-03-02T09:23:02.832-06:00I'm also hoping they do another short season. ...I'm also hoping they do another short season. I think putting it in the same spot next year would be a great idea. I realized after I wrote the piece that I hadn't even mentioned Jarvis. He's definitely part of the reason the show works and has some much-needed humor. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-6046374225091600442015-03-01T21:43:38.180-06:002015-03-01T21:43:38.180-06:00I haven't enjoyed a network show like this in ...I haven't enjoyed a network show like this in a very long time. I say that great things can come in small doses and this show is a great example of why it only needs 8 episode for one season. I really hope they do another season with only 8 episodes instead of 21-22 episodes. Plus, I enjoy the humor between Atwell and d'Arcy such as that scene where they tried to escape. It's got so many things that I love about it. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com